03395nam 2200769Ia 450 991078476750332120230207224350.00-19-773323-91-280-84501-50-19-534646-71-4294-3835-5(CKB)1000000000402585(EBL)271333(OCoLC)476006942(SSID)ssj0000141059(PQKBManifestationID)11150864(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141059(PQKBWorkID)10054931(PQKB)10487757(Au-PeEL)EBL271333(CaPaEBR)ebr10233652(CaONFJC)MIL84501(MiAaPQ)EBC271333(EXLCZ)99100000000040258520050218d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDouble trouble[electronic resource] Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy /by J. Phillip Thompson IIINew York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (357 p.)Transgressing boundariesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-517733-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1 Introduction: Black Mayors and Social Change; 2 "The Dirty Little Secret" of Black Politics; 3 Acquiring, Building, and Sustaining Power: Black CivicOrganizations in Urban Democracy; 4 Race and Interracial Coalitions; 5 "Cursed by Factions and Feuds": Black Factionalism and the Structure of New York City Government; 6 "Set Up a Think Tank": A Black Mayor's Accountability to the Black Community: The Case of David Dinkins; 7 Race, Class, and Ideology in a New York Mayoral Election; 8 Conclusion: From Con.ict to Transformation; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; JKL; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZProvides an in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Tracing the historical development and contemporary practice of black mayoral politics, this is a study of the motivations of black politicians, competing ideologies in the black community, and the inner dynamics of urban social change.Transgressing boundaries.African American mayorsAfrican AmericansPolitics and governmentCultural pluralismUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesMunicipal governmentUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesPower (Social sciences)United StatesSocial changeUnited StatesUnited StatesRace relationsPolitical aspectsAfrican American mayors.African AmericansPolitics and government.Cultural pluralismDemocracyMunicipal governmentPolitical participationPower (Social sciences)Social change352.23/216/08996073Thompson J. Phillip1534375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784767503321Double trouble3781843UNINA